Blotter holder



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Patented Sept. 25, 1923.

Enwm W. WILSMAN, or GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed June 30, 1922. Serial'No. 572,047.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, EDWIN lV. WILsMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and State of Wisconsin, have invented'certain new wherein a sheet of blotting paper can be conveniently clamped in the holder, which may be readily manipulated by the hand of a user for blotting ink, when writing with the latter,the holder being of novel form, so that it can be actuated for the placing of blotting sheets therein for use or the removal of suchshcets when new or fresh ones are to be substituted. 7

Another object of'the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the body of the same has removably fitted tion.

thereon a clamping plate, which is secured in place through the; medium of rotatable latches, the clamping plate being designed to secure the blotting paper in position on the body-for'use.

A further object of the invention is the a provision of a holder of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, strong, durable, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purpose, novel. in construction, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objectsin view the invention consists in the features of construction. combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawinggand pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. In'the accompanying drawing:v V Figure 1, is a side elevation of the holde constructed in accordance with the inven- Figure 2, is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3, is a sect onal view onthe line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. I

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views'in the drawing. V

Referring to the drawing, in detail, A, designates generally the-body portion of the holder, preferably .made from wood, al-

though it may be made from' any other material, and is formed with a rounded bottom 5, constituting a rocker surface, over which" is adapted to be placed the blotting sheet 6, while the top of said body is-flat at 7, the

top 7, for a purpose presently described.

Mountedcentrally of the body A, on its top 7 and disposed longitudinally for a distance thereof is arib 9, which may be integral with the body as shown, or madesepa rate therefrom, and adapted to be superimposed upon thetop 7 is a clamping plate 10,

held against displacement on the body, the

plate being adapted to'overlap theends 8,3

of the blotting sheet 6, so that the latter will be firmly held over the rounded bottom 5, of the body. and maintained smooth. thereon.

Secured in the rib 9, are spaced fasteners having a central slot 11, corresponding to I I the rib 9, for accommodating the latter, and in this j manner the clamping plate 10,.is.

12, which mount thereon a handle 13,while 7 between the rib and the handle are'turn latches or keepersl, the, same being rotataapparent.

cross-wise of the plate 10, as shown in Fig-.

ure 2, of the'drawing, to make it fast upon the top of the body A, and thereby hold the as will appear ends 8, of the blotting sheet 6, in Figure 1, of the drawing.

To remove the blotting sheet 6, the turn latches or keepers 14, are moved in a position longitudinally of the body parallel with the rib 9. thereuponthe plate 10, can be readilylifted from the top 7 of the body A, and the blotting sheet removed from the latter, as will be apparent. y

What isclaimed is: T A holder of the character described, comprising a body having arounded bottom and flat top. a center rib on the top, a plate re-:

movably fitted upon the top and having an opening for receivingthe rib, a handle rising from the rib. and turnlatches between the handle and rib for fastening the plate on the top.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature;

sown? w; WILSMAN.

to sheet 6, at theends 8, being turned over the.

so bly fitted on the fasteners, which also serve to hold said latches or keepers as a partof' the .rib 9 and handle 13, as will be clearly 

